“I know very well that because I am unlettered some presumptuous people will think they have the right to criticize me, saying that I am an uncultured man. What stupid fools! Do they not know that I could reply to them as Marius did to the Roman patricians: "Do those who pride themselves on the works of other men claim to challenge mine?” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenWellsChallengesEducationStupidMinesPrideFoolClaimsCriticizePresumptuousMarius Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“...academic credentials are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for having your ideas taken seriously. If a famous professor repeatedly says stupid things, then tries to claim he never said them, there's no rule against calling him a mendacious idiot - and no special qualifications required to make that pronouncement other than doing your own homework.Conversely, if someone without formal credentials consistently makes trenchant, insightful observations, he or she has earned the right to be taken seriously, regardless of background.” IfsTryingSaidIdeasTakenSpecialConditionsStupidCallingClaimsBackgroundsObservationIdiotSufficientInsightfulProfessorsAcademicConsistentlyFormalHomeworkQualificationsStupid ThingsCredentials Author:Paul Krugman
“The main claim to fame, I think, of Bernie Sanders - who I've never met; I'm sure he's a pleasant guy - [is that] he's certainly not stupid.” ThinkingGuyStupidMetsFameClaimsPleasantNot Stupid Author:Michael Bloomberg
“I always believed that women have rights and that there are some women that are intelligent enough to claim those rights. There are some others that are stupid enough not to.” EnoughWomenRightsStupidClaimsIntelligent Author:Shakira
“Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.” HumorUniverseStupidIgnoranceBuildingScientistClaimsStupidityBlockDisputesHydrogenBuilding BlocksPlentifulStupidity And Ignorance Book:Real Frank Zappa Book Source: Real Frank Zappa Book